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11/05/2019 – Sklenar – Lionsgate’s “Midway” World Premiere – Arrivals – Regency Village Theatre, 961 Broxton Avenue – Westwood, CA, USA – Photo Credit: Sushi / PRPhotos.com
Birth Name: Brandon Tyler Feakins
Place of Birth: Dover, New Jersey, U.S.
Date of Birth: June 26, 1990
Ethnicity: Italian (maternal grandmother), English, German, one eighth Czech/Moravian, distant Dutch
Brandon Sklenar is an American actor. His roles include the films Temple (2017), Mapplethorpe , Vice (2018), Midway (2019), The Big Ugly , Karen (2021), Emily the Criminal , It Ends with Us , Green and Gold , Drop (2025), and The Housemaid ; and the shows Westworld , Walker: Independence , The Offer , and 1923 .
Brandon’s paternal grandfather was named Dale Hunter Feakins (the son of Albert Taylor Feakins and Margaret E. Dale). Albert was the son of William Bennett Feakins and Jennie Mary Speaker. Margaret was the daughter of Andrew Curtin Dale and Susan Catherine Van Scoyoc.
Brandon’s paternal grandmother was Lois Sayre (the daughter of Russell Nunley Sayre and Hazel M. Holzwarth). Russell was the son of Edward J. Sayre and Ann Elizabeth Nunley, who was English. Hazel was the daughter of Charles F. Holzwarth, whose parents were German, and of Minnie Carolyn Steuerwald, whose parents were also German.
Brandon’s maternal grandfather was Frank Lawrence Sklenar (the son of Frank/Frantisek Sklenar and Anna Martin). Brandon’s grandfather Frank was born in New York. Brandon’s great-grandfather Frank was born in Přerov, Moravia, Czechia. Anna was the daughter of John Martin, who was German.
Brandon’s maternal grandmother was named Madeline/Madeleine M. Conforti (the daughter of Ralph Conforti and Linda). Madeline was born in New York, to Italian parents.
Sources: Obituary of Brandon’s paternal grandmother, Lois (Sayre) Sklenar – https://leberlakeside.com
Brandon’s maternal grandfather, Frank Lawrence Sklenar, on the 1940 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Brandon’s maternal grandmother, Madeline/Madeleine M. Conforti, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org